26 September, 2011

Gebrselassie's legendary era appears to be over as Marathon baton is passed to Patrick Macau:

GREATEST DISTANCE RUNNER EVER? Gebrselasiee

At the Berlin marathon in Germany over the weekend, Haile Gebrselassie's legendary long distance running era appeared to have ended as he failed to finish the race and his World Record was smashed by Kenyan Patrick Mackau. The Ethipoian legend lost his race against time and an era of two decades dominated by one of the greatest distance runners of all time appeared to be over.

With his lungs seizing up and struggling for air after more than 27 kilometres (17 miles) of the Berlin Marathon, Gebrselassie finally quit shortly at the 35 kilometre mark, with just seven km to run.

NEW MARATHON WORLD RECORD HOLDER: Patrick Macau 2:03:38

By then, Makau was more than two minutes ahead on his own and on his way to the Brandenburg Gate and a staggering new world record of 2:03.38.